Dynamo acquire defender Jordan Graye

23-year-old traded from Portland after playing 2010 with D.C. United

December 13, 2010

Houston Dynamo Media Relations

The Houston Dynamo
have acquired defender Jordan Graye in a trade with the Portland Timbers, the
teams announced today. In exchange for Graye, the Dynamo sent their natural
fourth-round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft to the Timbers. The Timbers had
selected Graye from D.C. United in the MLS Expansion Draft in November.

Graye, 23,
completed his first professional season in 2010 with hometown club D.C. United,
making 20 starts and playing 1,662 minutes in MLS play, fourth on the team.
Graye can play either outside back position.

“Jordan
is a promising young defender who is known for being a good athlete,” Dynamo
head coach Dominic Kinnear said. “He was pretty unheralded but played a lot of
games for D.C. last year. I’m looking forward to having him in Houston and helping him
continue to grow as a player.”

Graye played in
the D.C. United
Academy while in high school but was
drafted by the club after five years at the University of North
Carolina. After seeing minimal college action in
his first two seasons, one of which he redshirted, Graye saw increased playing
time in 2007 and became a regular starter on squads that reached the NCAA
College Cup in 2008 and 2009. He was selected by D.C. United in the fourth
round of last year’s MLS SuperDraft.

“I’m glad to come
to Houston, and
I already know some people on the team like Corey Ashe and Tyler Deric from
UNC,” Graye said. “They seem to enjoy playing for Houston, and I hear good things about the
coaches, so I’m looking forward to getting a chance to play.”

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five seasons and represented the United States in international competition
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